FC Basel
FC Basel 1893 (Fussball Club Basel 1893), widely known as FC Basel, FCB, or just Basel,[1][2][3] is a Swiss football club based in Basel, in the Canton of Basel-Stadt.
Full name | Fussball Club Basel 1893 | |||
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Nickname(s) | FCB, Bebbi (Citizen of Basel), RotBlau | |||
Founded | 15 November 1893 | |||
Ground | St. Jakob-Park, Basel | |||
Capacity | 38,512; 37,500 for international matches | |||
President | Bernhard Burgener | |||
Head coach | ? | |||
League | Swiss Super League | |||
2022–23 | 5th | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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FC Basel was started by an advertisement placed by Roland Geldner in the 12 November 1893 edition of the Basler national newspaper. He wanted that a football team is formed . Everybody who wants to play should come in the restaurant Schuhmachern-Zunft. Eleven men attended the meeting, mainly from the academic community, and founded the Fussball Club Basel on 15 November 1893.
Since 2009 the club also has a Women soccer team. They als play at the highest level of Swiss Women´s football, the Swiss Women's Super League.
Honours
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change- Swiss Championship: 20
- 1952–53, 1966–67, |1968–69, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1976–77, 1979–80, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
- Swiss Cup: 13
- 1932–33, 1946–47, 1962–63, 1966–67, 1974–75, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2016–17, 2018–19
- Swiss League Cup: 1
- 1972
International
change- UEFA Champions League
- Quarter-finalists: 1973–74
- Last 16: 2011–12, 2014–15, 2017–18
- UEFA Europa League
- Semi-finalists:2012–13
- Quarter-finalists: 2013–14, 2019–20
- UEFA Europa Conference League
- Last 16: 2021–22
Current squad
change- As of 25 July 2022[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References
change- ↑ "Liverpool v FC Basle". The Guardian. 26 September 2002. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ↑ "FC Basle fan Roger Federer predicts 2–1 defeat for Chelsea". Sunday Express. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ↑ "FC Basle vs Chelsea: live". The Telegraph. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ↑ "Spieler" [Players] (in German). FC Basel. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
Other websites
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